Communicable disease control in emergencies [[electronic resource] ] : a field manual / / edited by M.A. Connolly

• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/0425
• Soggetto topico: Communicable diseases - Prevention; Communicable diseases; Disaster medicine; Disasters - Health aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ConnollyM. A (M?aire A.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 RAPID ASSESSMENT 1.1 Objectives; 2 PREVENTION 2.1 Shelter; 3 SURVEILLANCE 3.1 General principles; 4 OUTBREAK CONTROL 4.1 Preparedness; 5 DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 5.1 Acute respiratory infections; ANNEX 1 WHO reference values for emergencies; ANNEX 2 Health assessment sample survey forms; ANNEX 3 NCHS WHO normalized reference values for weight for height by sex; ANNEX 4 Weekly surveillance report; ANNEX 5 Case definitions; ANNEX 6 Outbreak investigation kit; ANNEX 7 Organization of an isolation centre and calculation of treatment supplies ; ANNEX 8 Collection of specimens for laboratory analysisANNEX 9 Setting up a diagnostic laboratory; ANNEX 10 Treatment guidelines; ANNEX 11 Management of the child with cough or difficulty in breathing; ANNEX 12 Assessment and treatment of diarrhoea; ANNEX 13 Flowcharts for syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections; ANNEX 14 Health card; ANNEX 15 List of WHO guidelines on communicable diseases; ANNEX 16 List of publishers; ANNEX 17 General references
• Sommario/riassunto: This field manual is intended to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations. The manual is the result of collaboration among a number of WHO departments and several external partner agencies in reviewing existing guidelines on communicable disease control and adapting them to emergency situations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Communicable disease control in emergencies
• ISBN: 1-280-43619-0; 9786610436194; 92-4-068443-3; 92-4-068023-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450414603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II